We haven't had one of those general therapy questions in awhile... I miss them. I love to read everyones' answers.

So....

I remember awhile back we had a thread going called "What does your T do?" I loved hearing about all of the things that our Ts do-- dream interpretation, whether or not they have ever used any type of physical contact, self-disclosure, etc.

What I want to know is...

What is the most (seemingly) insignificant thing that your T does, that is so incredibly significant to you?

Here is mine:

My T has a goatee... and when I really start opening up, he crosses one leg over the other, sits back in the chair, and puts his hand on his goatee and continuously scratches/strokes it. It kills me. He looks so %#@&#!.... interested. And engaged. I've never had anyone look at me like that while I'm talking.

Of course I'm going through a particularly difficult phase in which I am incessantly angry with him during sessions, so the other day he did what I just described, and I was like, "OH! What are you doing? Did I suddenly say something so %#@&#! earth-shattering that you feel the need to sit there and ponder it? Trust me, it's not that momentous!"

How. on. earth. does. he. put. up. with. me. ???